“It’s great to have him,” Ticats general manager and head coach Kent Austin said on Wednesday. “He is a great player. We drafted him for a reason. I’m just glad he is in town.

“We’ll see if we can get things finalized with him and get him on the field as soon as possible.”

Gaydosh, a 6-foot-3, 310-pound native of Peace River, Alta., signed with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League not long after the Ticats selected him. The Panthers released the 23-year-old, who was a standout at the University of Calgary, in August.

Austin was asked what the plan will be for Gaydosh in the next couple of weeks.